MYTH- CARDIO FOR WEIGHT LOSS IS A QUICKEST WAY TO LOSE A FEW POUNDS.
If a person is overweight and starts doing cardio for weight loss, it usually backfires. Because that person already has poor eating habits, and cardio doesn’t fix it. ⠀
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However, if the same person loses weight by changing their eating habits, adding cardio to maintain weight loss works. ⠀
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Focus on fat loss more instead of weight loss.⠀
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So is cardio the only option left for fat loss?⠀
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The quick answer is no. You do not need to do cardio exercise to lose fat. You can lose fat by restricting caloric intake, by doing resistance training, or by a combination of both.⠀
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The main factor in losing body fat is taking in fewer calories than you expend. Cardio can help you expend more calories, but is not absolutely necessary.⠀
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Restricting caloric intake is an obvious solution to fat loss. If you consume fewer calories, you will burn and lose more fat. But, what about resistance training? How does that help with fat loss?⠀
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Resistance training is one of the best ways to get lean because it builds muscle.When you add muscle, you raise your resting energy expenditure (the amount of calories you burn when you’re just sitting still).⠀
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Muscle tissue requires more calories to function, even at rest, than fat tissue. The more muscle mass you have, the more calories you burn per day.⠀
